175 – In war, deceiving the enemy is the duty (4)
“Are you talking about a double agent? However, we have already lost our honor, and we are neither officers nor nobles. “There is no way any country would believe in us or consider us worthy.”
As expected, as a talented person whom His Highness the Crown Prince had selected and intended to keep as his close associate, even though he was cornered, he spoke the truth about his situation.
“In general, that would be the case. But if you bring a suitable gift with you when you go into exile, won’t they look at you differently?”
I picked up any documents on my desk and handed them out one by one to each of the five people.
“……Isn’t this a level 2 Imperial military secret? “The Eastern Legion’s troop placement and number of personnel are written in detail like this!”
“This is the Imperial Army’s new recruit training course and tactical doctrine for entry-level officers only. “I don’t know where you’re trying to hand it over, but isn’t it too dangerous?”
“Uh… This is the Imperial Army training schedule and training details, as well as detailed records.”
The reason I selected these as materials to hand over to the Austrians is to make them completely believe in them.
Also, before I go against the Austrian army, I plan to use up all the authority I have and, if necessary, rewrite military doctrine from beginning to end with the help of my father-in-law, who is now a marshal.
Even if things like military doctrine, tactics, and training methods cannot be modernized, they will be completely modernized.
Handing over that information will not be of much help to the Austrian guys.
Rather, they will cherish and cherish those things like treasures, only to end up in vain.
And because we planned a strategy to fight the Reich Empire in a strange direction, we will pay a very terrible price in actual battle.
So, we are handing it over with the confidence that it will not cause any loss in the long run.
“I think a gift like this is enough to fool the Austrians. “How is it?”
The majors in front of me responded by nodding their heads loudly.
“There wouldn’t be a fool’s country that wouldn’t give us asylum when we’re carrying not just one, but dozens of level 2 military secrets.”
“You may be suspicious at first, but if you check the information we brought with you one by one using spies in your own country, you will find that all the information in this document is true. Then, of course, you have no choice but to trust us.”
“Isn’t the information here the weight of the expectations and trust that His Majesty the Crown Prince has placed in us? “No matter what mission you give me, I will risk my life to do it.”
It is true that you must succeed, but the risk the empire takes is actually not that great.
Because the current combat doctrine has many inefficient aspects, I will change it all to the same method as the Jaeger battalion I previously commanded.
Anyway, the combat system itself has changed so completely that it will soon turn into useless information.
But if I tell them this, their motivation will drop a lot, so I shouldn’t tell them.
“Then, I will order a full-scale operation from now on. “You just have to do it exactly like this.”
“Yes, I understand. “Just give me an order.”
“You guys, finish cleaning up the surroundings quickly. I will go into exile with this information to the Grand Duchy of Austria within three days at the latest. And be commissioned as an officer there.”
The humiliation and shame suffered by these majors, who lost all of their honor and were discharged from military service dishonorably, must have been so severe that they cannot be expressed in words.
If I were to divorce Laura and not be able to meet and raise her son Friedrich, I think I might completely lose my mind at that point.
In the imperial army, instead of being treated as officers, they are treated as ex-convicts wherever they go.
At the very least, it would be impossible to start over from a life of serfdom.
In some ways, I think the death penalty is much more humane.
In this situation, it would not be too awkward if they took the next best option and sought a new beginning by defecting to the Grand Duchy of Austria, a potential enemy country, with second-class military secrets.
So, even if I were an Austrian general, I would think this way.
‘The grounds for those crazy guys to surrender are very clear. So, if it is confirmed that the information they brought is consistent with the facts, there will be no need to doubt it any further.’
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However, as the saying goes, if you want to deceive others, you have to deceive not only your allies but also yourself, so just handing over confidential information and having it confirmed is not enough to gain trust.
“They will probably suspect you at first and put you in prison. Maybe they’ll scare you by saying they’ll torture you. But all the information I gave you is truly military secret. So let’s check it out on our own, and soon all doubts about you will be completely resolved. Then the next step will definitely be commissioning.”
In fact, at this level, it would be foolish to not give so-called commissions.
How easy is it to use?
‘We are the best country that gives anyone who brings useful information a chance for a fresh start, even to an idiot who was dishonorably discharged!’
Since they can promote it like this, they will use these guys to attract many traitors from the empire.
“Then what should we do after we are commissioned? Is it okay to do it in moderation so as not to raise suspicion? Or not…”
Young master said, Doing something half-heartedly is worse than not doing it at all.
So, even if it is a betrayal that stabs others in the back, if you make it ambiguous, you will definitely be caught.
Okay, if we’re going to do this, shouldn’t we do better than Count Bern, who stuck his sword in the back of me and the imperial army?
“Until the appointed signal, risk your life to fight for the national interests of Austria, even if it is between the Empire and the Grand Duchy of Austria. Instead of risking your life, you must go to the front lines and fight for Austria. When people ask me what my dream is, I tell them that I want to become an Austrian general and cut off Peter Jaeger’s head. In this way, everyone must be able to evaluate him as a competent officer.”
When they heard that, the five majors all looked incredibly surprised.
“Once again, if you meet a traitor who betrayed the Empire and went to Austria, curse His Majesty on the spot, insult His Highness the Crown Prince, and say that you want to annihilate the Imperial Army. And fight as a chess piece for Austria to put that into practice.”
“…… If we do that, we will be detrimental to the empire…”
He’s still talking nonsense because he doesn’t know his subject, but I can accept it because it’s out of loyalty to the empire.
“You guys are doing half of what I do. No, it wouldn’t matter if it was just 1/100th of it. Don’t even worry about that. Lieutenant General Peter Jaeger was so capable that, as a low-ranking officer, he was able to destroy Francois’ division, and he was able to lead a battalion and behead the headquarters of the commander-in-chief and the deputy commander. Even if he was a colonel on the actual battlefield, it would be easy for him to make a mistake and greatly contribute to the defeat of the war. “He can’t turn the situation around by leading only his own troops.”
Then I took a deep breath and added some advice to those guys.
“Do you want to be like me? No, do you want to escape from being like a f*cking serf? Then, first, determine objectively what your capabilities are. So, when you realize that you are less capable than your superior, just follow the superior’s orders without even asking questions. I mean, don’t have any doubts. Even if you are told to jump into a fire, you should just do it. Unless you have the determination and mindset to do so, you will not be able to achieve the level of achievement that will serve as a basis for you to wash away your disgrace and return as officers of the empire. “Engrave it on your bones and engrave it on your liver.”
Even if you return like that, you won’t be able to overturn that fact because the family succession rights have already passed to the next-highest succession in their family.
If you have the rank of major, you can be treated as a noble with a knighthood, so it would be much better than the current situation where you are not even treated as a human being.
“I would like to add one more thing: if you do what I said, the Austrian command will recognize you as Austrian officers. But don’t get caught up in the joy of that moment of recognition and forget your loyalty to the empire.”
At those words, the majors expressed their dissatisfaction with me for interfering with their loyalty to the empire and spoke loudly.
“Even though we are ‘noble scum’ who were dishonorably discharged from military service, you are being harsh.”
“Even if I die, I will never forget my loyalty to the empire.”
“I will definitely live to pay for the shame…”
You have to prove it with your actions.
In the future, if I am reinstated based on my achievements as a double agent, then I will apologize or not.
Furthermore, even if you look at all of history, all traitors spoke in this way and then deceived people.
“You are not Deus. So, if you live in Austria as an officer who is treated like a semi-noble, in a position in the empire where you are no better than a serf, you will want to feel relieved. If you get more recognition there, you will be tempted to continue living like this. “Once you get promoted and your fortune accumulates in Austria, you will feel like abandoning the empire altogether and living like this.”
Humans are ultimately like that.
An animal that, when food, clothing and shelter is provided and a minimum level of stability is provided, wants to sit in the present regardless of its previous status.
Although it is a very different case, Laura is a beauty of a level that I could not even imagine marrying if I lived in modern Korea.
He became loved by her and acquired her overwhelming position as lieutenant general and even her power.
Now, I don’t even feel like I want to go back to Korea, but I don’t even think I miss the taste of cola, which I couldn’t get rid of in the past.
“But don’t forget. If I were an Austrian general or even an emperor, I would use you for a few years and then purge you when the value of your secrets has faded a little. And it has to be that way. I would like to encourage you and treat you to a meal. I won’t do it. Just go out now. You won’t have much rice anyway, so go see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince right away and go into exile to Austria with the documents I gave you within three days. “The intelligence department will monitor you right up until you defect, so don’t even think about running away.”
When I waved my hand with those words, the five majors left the scene, shedding tears as if they were really sad about their loss.
Now that they will meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and receive heart-warming comfort and encouragement, they will gain some confidence.
After that, he will go into exile and move strictly according to the plan.
“Then, in order to thoroughly reorganize military doctrine, we need to train a division that can serve as a model…”
In my office, I began to write a letter of greetings to my father-in-law, Marshal Benner, and His Majesty the Emperor.
[When my vacation ends in the next two months, I, Lieutenant General Peter Jaeger, would like to serve as the organizing officer and division commander of the 7th Guards Division. He simultaneously attempted to draw up a new military doctrine that would completely replace the one he was handing over to Austria. Please allow me. -Uploaded by Count Peter Jaeger, Lieutenant General of the Reich Imperial Army-]
“Ha, I’m so glad His Majesty left Anya and the Northern Cavalry under my command. And since Laura gave birth to Friedrich, I thought it would be nice if he were discharged from the military and could focus on raising children for a while. Since he went out of his way to assist me… How can I break his stubbornness? “It’s something I can’t help.”